[dj]

Hi,

I assume that you are recording directly on your keyboard and transferring the resulting midi file to Notation Composer.

You'll find that the keyboard recording isn't quite spot-on tight to the metronome -- probably being played just a little bit after the beat.

When Composer interprets the midi file, it sees the empty space at the beginning of the first bar and interprets it as a rest.

You can play around with Composer's automatic rest qunatization under Setup/Transcription Options. Or you can try re-recording your piece and see if you can get a little tighter to the first downbeat.

Or you can use Composer's various "re-measuring" features under the Staff Symbols menu: Move Barlines While Stretching As Notated Durations; Insert Barline to Shift Measure; or Shift Barlines.

The first takes a bit of sussing out; the others are more or less straightforward.

Good luck.

David